Evers orders flags at half-staff to honor Wisconsin fire chief who died after COVID-19 hospitalization

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced flags in the state will be flown at half-staff on Jan. 2 in honor of the Clayton Fire Department chief who died after a COVID-19 hospitalization.

Western Wisconsin fire chief dies after COVID-19 hospitalization

Fire Chief Donald Edwin Kittelson died on Dec. 17. He was a third-generation firefighter who served the Clayton Fire Department for 34 years.

The 55-year-old man — who had no underlying health conditions 1— had been hospitalized with COVID-19 in early November and ultimately developed pneumonia and meningitis, KSTP’s Alex Jokich reported.